Will my child work with one consultant or a team?

Both — with one clear point of accountability. Every student is paired with a lead consultant who owns the relationship, the strategy, and the narrative direction from kickoff through decision day. That’s your consistent voice. You’re not bouncing between perspectives or reconciling competing opinions about who your student is and what the application should say.

Behind the scenes, your consultant works closely with a dedicated essay specialist who focuses on the writing at the sentence level. We separate these roles deliberately. Most firms ask one person to do everything, which typically means they’re excellent at one dimension and stretched thin on the other. By splitting strategy and execution, you get depth in both: strategic thinking that isn’t diluted by line edits, and writing craft that isn’t compromised by someone simultaneously holding the entire arc in their head.

Your primary interaction is always with your lead consultant. The essay specialist’s work happens in concert with that direction, not independently of it. You won’t receive conflicting feedback or feel like you’re managing multiple relationships. It’s one unified vision, executed by a coordinated team.

When students begin with mentorship and later move into application support, we aim for continuity wherever possible. Keeping the same consultant across years produces better work and builds real trust — and if you know early that you’re planning a multi-year engagement, securing that relationship sooner protects against rosters filling up.